Dong Chinese dictionary

chī

worm

Phonosemantic compound. 㞢 represents the sound, 虫 represents the meaning.

Components

㞢 Sound component

zhī

(ancient form of 之) to arrive at

虫 Meaning component

chóng

bug, insect

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Warring States (475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

chī

worm; ignorant, rustic; laugh; ignorant

Chī

surname Chi

Most common words with 蚩

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	蚩尤	comet
	蚩	worm

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

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